Electrical connector

Abstract

An electrical connector can have improved productivity, as well as a reduced size and thickness. The electrical connector includes an insulating housing including a plate-like portion and a main body portion provided at the rear of the plate-like portion so as to protrude laterally relative to the plate-like portion; a conductive contact held by the housing, the contact including connection portions exposed at the plate-like portion so as to be connected to a mating contact of a mating connector and terminal portions protruding from the main body portion; and an elastically deformable seal member provided in the main body portion.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An electrical connector comprising:
 a holding member including a front protruding portion and a main body portion provided at the rear of the front protruding portion so as to protrude laterally relative to the front protruding portion, the holding member having an insulation property; 
 a contact having a conductive property, the contact being held by the holding member, the contact including a connection portion exposed at the front protruding portion so as to be connected to a mating contact of a mating connector and a terminal portion protruding from the main body portion; 
 a seal member configured to be elastically deformable and be provided in the main body portion; and 
 a shell member configured to cover an outer periphery of the main body portion and be cylindrical, wherein 
 the seal member is provided to the main body portion via the shell member, and 
 the shell member includes a lateral protruding portion configured to laterally protrude in front of the seal member. 
 
     
     
       2. The electrical connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the seal member includes a press contact portion configured to protrude laterally relative to the lateral protruding portion so as to be in press contact with an installation member. 
     
     
       3. The electrical connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the seal member is in contact with a rear end of the lateral protruding portion. 
     
     
       4. The electrical connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the lateral protruding portion is in contact with an installation member to hinder a forward movement of the shell member relative to the installation member. 
     
     
       5. The electrical connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the shell member and the seal member each have a conductive property.